The announcement that Jake Paul In August 2021, Paul revealed a "hit list" of opponents he wanted to fight. At the time, Paul was 3-0 in his boxing career with wins over fellow YouTuber AnEsonGib, NBA Slam Dunk champion Nate Robinson and MMA fighter Ben Askren.

Gervonta "Tank" Davis and Jake Paul have been circling each other for some time now, with talks of a potential fight between them having been in the works at several points in the past. In fact, there were reports that if Gervonta had beaten Lamont Roach Jr.

Jake Paul was supposed to fight Anthony Joshua while Gervonta Davis was expected to rematch Lamont Roach. But hey, this is boxing, so Paul will fight Davis instead, despite the fact that he outweighs “Tank” by nearly 66 pounds.